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Where does “ရေမြင်း” come from?

ရေမြင်း (Burmese) comes from Burmese မြင်း, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *k-m-raŋ ~ s-raŋ.

ရေမြင်း (Burmese): hippopotamus; sea horse

Definitions

  1. hippopotamus; sea horse

Ancestry of “ရေမြင်း”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseမြင်းhorse; knight
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan*k-m-raŋ ~ s-raŋ—
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